Detection of serine proteases secreted by Lucilia sericata in vitro and during treatment of a chronic leg ulcer [12]

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 310-311

  Schmidtchen, Artur ^a   Wolff, Hélène ^b   Rydengård, Victoria ^a   Hansson, Carita ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Division of Hematology University Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN; SERINE PROTEINASE;

AGED; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; FLY; HUMAN; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LEG ULCER; LETTER; LUCILIA SERICATA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZYMOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIPTERA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARVA; LEG ULCER; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0043172264     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015550310016689     Document Type: Letter

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